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Make Mother’s Day special

Mother’s Day is commemo­rated worldwide tomorrow. It is a wonderful day to honour mothers everywhere for the special role they have played in our lives over the years.

We must endeavour to make a mother happy on this special day, whether she is your biological mother, aunt, stepmother, grand­mother, or another mother figure.

Mothers are the backbone of society; they start in the home and extend across communities and the nation.

Many are the struggles that mothers go through as they raise their children with unwavering love, cherishing, educating, train­ing, and disciplining them so they become responsible adults.

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Being a mother is unique and undoubtedly no mean achieve­ment. It is time to honour mothers for their unwavering devotion and affection, which have greatly in­fluenced how our lives have turned out.

Some mothers have raised and mothered children from all walks of life in addition to their biological children. Many orphans have ben­efited from their mother figures’ selfless affection.

When giving birth, mothers ex­perience a great deal of suffering; some survive, but some pass away, leaving their children and other family members in excruciating misery.

After losing their spouses, some mothers experienced a great deal of suffering, rejection, insomnia, and other difficulties. These women then became single mothers and raised their children to become responsible people on their own.

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Mothers sacrifice a great deal for their family, and in some cases, even when their spouses are still alive, they are the primary bread­winners.

Some mothers engage in menial jobs such as sweeping the streets, going from house to house washing people’s clothes, and completing cleaning tasks in order to make ends meet and guarantee that their children have enough.

The Spectator urges all to plan a treat for a mother tomorrow, if you can, take her out for lunch or supper; otherwise, spend time together at home eating special meal, drinking, and having fun.

You still have the option to sur­prise your mother with something lovely. Buy your mother a card, fragrant soap, flowers, perfume, clothes, food items such as provi­sions, jewelry, even a phone, or other gifts if you can afford.

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What matters most is not the cost but the thought and love behind whatever you decide to give her. Or you could find out what she likes and buy it for her.

As mothers play diverse and un­ending roles, let us celebrate and honour them tomorrow for their commitment, love, and care.

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Fix the North Industrial Area street lights

Dear Editor,

I want to use this medium to draw the attention of the authorities to the thick darkness that engulfs some areas of the North Industrial Area (NIA) malfunctioning street lights.

This put the lives of commuters that use that area in the evenings in danger robbers and drug addicts usually parading the area.

In recent times, few ladies have had their bags snatch by these robbers either operating on foot or using motorbikes.

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This is the second time I am submitting this piece, hoping that the authorities would see this and rush to the aid of such victims by fixing or replace the lights.

As election approaches, it is important to keep every area peaceful and safe for the citizens and one of the way by which crime can be reduced or checked is when the lights are on.

Crime can happen under either light or darkness but at least when there is light, a potential victim can read through and find a way to escape or protect him/herself.

I hope this would touch either ECG or Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) to fix these lights to make the capital beautiful too.

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Mercy Shoku,

Laterbiokoshi

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Editorial

Let Department of Parks and Gardens handle, manage stadium pitches

Some officials inspecting the Accra Stadium pitch

Some officials inspecting the Accra Stadium pitch

Dear Editor,

Over the years, Ghanaians have complained about the lack of football pitches in the country because they felt they did not meet international standards in terms of quality.

Some are even of the view that the nature of our football pitches have affected the quality of play in our local league and not making it attractive for sponsors to come on board.

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However, in 2008, when Ghana won the bid to host the African Cup of nations, many believed that it was a game-changer and a turn in fortunes for our football because new stadiums were built while already existing ones such as the Accra Sports Stadium and the Baba Yara Sports stadium in Kumasi, were renovated.

On a casual visit to the stadium, one observed the grass looking so green, which was pleasing to the eye. I also remember watching a match between Kotoko and Liberty at the Baba Yara Sports stadium a few months after the African Cup, and the quality of football was top-notch.

The maintenance of the pitches was entrusted to a company called Green Grass Technology.

Fourteen years after, the state of the stadiums is nothing to be proud of. Players of the Black Stars have expressed concerns about it while an official lost his job for allegedly hiring the stadium out.

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As if that was not enough, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) banned Ghana from playing its home matches at the Accra Sports Stadium due to its poor nature.

Following the ban, the National Sports Authority (NSA) closed down the stadium for rehabilitation works to take place. 

The stadium was recently opened for use. My worry is that why are we failing to maintain our pitches. One may argue that the cost of maintenance or getting it to meet international standards would be a problem.

If that is the case, then I am of the view that we should let the Department of Parks and Gardens under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to take care of our pitches by planting new green grass to replace those the old ones and also be responsible for the natural grass pitches across the country.

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By so doing, we would save the country some money than giving the contract to individuals or companies who may not do a good work at the end.

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